AJOT Insights

AJOT Insights features expert analysis and opinion on transportation, logistics, maritime, ports, air cargo, trucking, rail, intermodal and international trade.


McCown says Jones Act waiver hasn’t reduced gas prices but made profits for profiteers
The Jones Act waiver is drawing fresh criticism as maritime leaders warn it has delivered little fuel-price relief while allowing foreign-flag vessels, including Chinese operators, to move U.S. domestic cargo...
Europe’s freight transport networks under strain from drought, extreme heat
Europe’s summer heatwave is putting supply chains under pressure, with falling Rhine water levels, wildfire-related rail and road closures, and limited modal alternatives creating new risks for shippers across the continent.
Can privatizing air traffic control ease US air traffic woes?
With GAO warning that much of the U.S. air traffic control system is unsustainable, aviation experts say Canada’s self-funded NAV CANADA model could offer a faster path to safer, more reliable ATC modernization.
AAPA’S Sang Yi urges greater US port infrastructure investments
As global rivals expand port investment, AAPA says the U.S. must increase funding for freight infrastructure, ship-channel dredging, crane modernization, and port security to support trade, resilience, and maritime growth.
Heightened Chinese Coast Guard patrols in Taiwan Strait may impact East Asia shipping
There is a risk of heightened Chinese Coast Guard patrols off the Eastern Taiwanese coast in the Taiwan Straits that could impact shipping and trigger a national security threat to nations in East Asia, according to the Taiwan Strait Risk Report (TSRR) dated July 16, 2026.
Bab el-Mandeb: a second ‘chokepoint’ for global trade?
Escalating U.S.-Iran conflict is raising fresh fears that Houthi forces could threaten the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, disrupting Suez Canal shipping, oil flows, and global supply chains already strained by the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
Port of Los Angeles’ Seroka report 1 million TEUs in June up 12%
The Port of Los Angeles reported processing 1,002,734 TEUs (twenty-foot unit containers) in June, according to Gene Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles, who said that June cargo was 12% higher than a year ago, driven by strong import demand.
Route optimization leverages AI: But not how you think
EnrouteAI founder Neil Fernandes says the real power of AI in route optimization comes from machine learning that captures driver knowledge, delivery realities, traffic patterns, and city-specific data to improve fleet efficiency and customer ETAs.
Relief as Trump backs down on Hormuz toll, but fear of escalation in Gulf conflict re-ignited
Strait of Hormuz uncertainty is again threatening ocean and air freight as renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities, tanker risks, airspace warnings, and Gulf port diversification plans raise fresh concerns for global supply chains.
Port of Long Beach’s Hacegaba reports 10.6% increase in June
Rising imports, extra loader vessels, and stronger rail activity pushed Port of Long Beach volumes higher in June as shippers prepared for tariff volatility and the port advanced clean equipment, dredging, and downtown logistics initiatives.

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